Cold Weather (2010)

A guy who moves back to Portland, Oregon becomes involved in the mystery of his ex-girlfriend's disappearance.

Director:

Aaron Katz

Writers:

Aaron Katz (story), Brendan McFadden (story),

Stars:

Cris Lankenau, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Raúl Castillo

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cris Lankenau	...	Doug
Trieste Kelly Dunn	...	Gail
Raúl Castillo	...	Carlos
Robyn Rikoon	...	Rachel
Jeb Pearson	...	Jim Warden
Brendan McFadden	...	Swen
Ben Stambler	...	Motel Clerk
Katy Rothert	...	Mom
Paul Rothert	...	Stepfather
Jerry Moyer	...	Ice Factory Boss
Virgil L. Howell	...	Tobacconist
Barry Seltzer	...	Spencer
Orianna Herrman	...	Bartender
Elliott Glick	...	Mike
Joshua Locy	...	Jose

Storyline

Doug (Lankenau) returns home to Portland, Oregon after dropping out of college in Chicago. When his ex-girlfriend, Rachel (Rikoon), materializes and subsequently disappears, Doug sets on an investigation with his co-worker, Carlos (Castillo), as the two men put their love of old detective novels to use.

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Plot Keywords:

portland oregon | ex girlfriend | pipe smoking | code breaking | briefcase | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

IFC Films [us] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 April 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

Pagonia

Filming Locations:

Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$14,513 (USA) (4 February 2011)

Gross:

$141,358 (USA) (15 April 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Parts and Labor, Parts and Weather, White Buffalo Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Doug: Do you know who Marina Sirtis is?

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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Soundtracks

"Deathrace"
Written by Danny Edge, Ben Stambler, Sam Burton, and Paul Solet
Performed by Deathrace

User Reviews

A beautiful portrayal of sibling bonds

Both written and Directed by Aaron Katz (Dance Party USA, Quiet City) Cold Weather tells the story of an underachieving forensics graduate, Doug (Cris Lankenau), who upon moving in with his sister, Gail (Trieste Kelly Dunn), quickly finds himself thrust into a real life who-done-it when his ex-girlfriend suddenly vanishes. Being an admittedly big fan of Sherlock Holmes, Doug, along with his his sister and his new bestie, Carlos (Raul Castillo), set out to play real life detectives in a case that just might be a little over their heads.

The film is described as a thriller, which I though I was going to see. To be honest, the film wasn't that thrilling at all, at least when compared to good thrillers. I mean, it's no Polanski. My first impression upon leaving my seat was actually that of disappointment. It wasn't until I was on the bus heading home when it suddenly hit me.

The point of the movie had little to do with the thriller aspects and everything to do with the brother and sister relationship. It's like one of those 3-D puzzles that were popular in the mid-90's. You know, the ones where in order to see the complete picture you had to let your eyes relax, otherwise all you would see would be squiggly lines and repetitive shapes.

Here the squiggly lines were clearly the missing girlfriend subplot masquerading itself as the film's main design. The full picture however, was Aaron Katz's beautiful portrait of one sibling's bond at a particular moment in time.

I recommend this film to anyone who likes to laugh just as much, if not more than they liked to be thrilled, or just simply anyone who has a lot of love their sibling